Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-31
GAUDLUR Wins.
He Beats the Canadian, HanIa0, Over
a Three Miles Course, Lowering
the Record to 1890.
Texas Representatives Carry On Two
Prizes in The Infantry COmpeti.
tons at the National Drill.
an Exciting Day on the LatOnia Course.
Houston Light Guard Invited 10
Chicagc-Oiher Sports.
A Great Ooutc6c.

| CHICAGO, ILL, May 3O.-thrCe hun
dred yards from the finish st the Calumet
course this evening Ned HenIan, the oars-
man, turned sn instant from the pciJIng
rain only 10 ee thrown in his face L stun
ning defeat from jake Gqudaur The
oars of the great ex-champI0n cropped
nervously INTO the ChOppy water as with
dropping head he pulled along del -utedlY
through the rain, six lengths beLlod the
winner.
| Seven thousand drenched end dripping
/ people on the banks g5zed plying a. the
loser and then began wild CHctr for
! Gaudaur, who crossed the line iI5t as
| the sun burst through the Cl1uus and
waves. When the two oarsmen first
came on the course ready for 81 three
mile pull to decide who should be called
champion Of America and carry away
S5O0J in stakes, the sky was Ieaden, but
apparently did not threaten rain. A
slight TOughIess of the water had no de
terring influence and the start was made
with prOmptness. Uanlan was q trte in
the lead, pulling fCrty-tWo to the
minute. Gauiaur Kept close to
him with q long, steady sweep
| about thirty-eight to the minute.
/ Gradually Hanlan forged ahead, aud st
! the end Of the first mile was i boat
| length in advance. II was said if UInlau
could lead to the turn he was nearly 8
certain winner, but if Gautaur reached
the buoy first Hsnlan would never catch
no on 8 stern chase. Crest therefore
| were the expectations of Ha1lan's friends
to see him nearing the turn clearly ahead
OF GaudaCr and gaining al the time.
| While all eyes were straining after the
! blue ard scarlet specks in the distance,
! the wind suddenly freshened end huge
drops Of rain began TO fall. The lake
| was soon bunny from end 10 end, AID the
down pour wGs almost binding. Hanlan
| turned first two ltnghts shssd. Time 1O:G2
He was pulling about thirty-fye strokes C.
minute at the point OF rounding, to
! Gau6sur's stroke ab1uC the same Han
| Ian stopped an instant herA fer some pur-
! pose, but did not lose the lead. He kept
we'll to the front, as from the star, until
| the third mile. There Hanlan commenced
J to flag. So uneven did his stroke be-
come aud so grest an eXertion did i
seem to require, that many believed his
boat was leaking Or had shipped one of
the Choppy seas. G2udaUr was rowing
magnidcen1y. He showed the same
long, steady sweep he had taken
81 the outset, but faster.
With maChine-like precision he passed
the poor struggling Hanlan. A boats
length OF water between them could be
seen; then another, and st last one more
additional. 'Hsnlan's beaten!n mUr-
INJURED the crowd. "No. no." shouted
others. "Sae MIN squirt, see him spurt."
and squirt Hanlsn did with q vengeance.
The multitudes on shore and sfoat held
their breaths, then. regardless of the rain,
started 10 yell like Comauches. The
cheers died on their lips. HaDlan could
not stand the pace, and again Gaudaur's
great speed began to tell. II was then
that Hanian laid back Just one instant
and turning his face from the rain shot q
glance over hi shoulder at Gaudaur. .
The single glance was enough. Hanlan
saw himself irretrieyablY beaten, Gaudaur
was six lengths to the fore. Seeing
Hanlan surrender all hopes Gaudaur
magnanimO1sly Stacked speed and passed
the stand an easy winner By four lengths.
Time, 20 80. 1t was a fine race under the
conditions.
Hanlan was seen by an Associated
Press reporter Immediately after the race
and asked what he thought of the result.
81 do not think the best man won" said
he, "though l acknowledge l was fairly
beaten" Questioned how that could be,
the eX-chsmpion grew taciturn and would
Only say that be did not wish to make any
excuses. Persistent inquiries brought
out the statement that he had not been in
the best of condition. al have been SUI.
fering from cold" be said, "and it told
on me exactly when / most wanted it
not to-"
In sharp contrast to the glum appear
ance of Hanisn was the CHEEKY. sun
Drowned face of GaudeUr. "That was
the hardest race l ever roweC,n said he.
81 just had to do my level best" ne
added, land did it."
The refere2 of the race was Hanlan's
choice, Hamilton Busby Of New York.
Hanlan gets 40 per cent. of $500, the to-
tel gaze receipts, the remainder goes to
Gaudaur. The figures 1920 were from
the President of the Farrsgut CLUB, who
was aboard the press boat, and was IN
der5tod to be time-keeper. His facilities
for doing so were very inadequate, the
press boat, owing TO unfortunate5ciIcIm-
Stances, not being in good position,
either st the start or at the finish. Jacob
Stumpt of st. Louis and JAS. Rogers of
Toronto were on the referees boat close
to the oarsmen throughout the race, and
both Mr.. Stumpf and Mr.. Rogers care
iuuy LlmeU Lne contest ana DOCl agreed
that the three miles was made in 1890.
Their time was this evening declared
Official. Gaudaur, therefore, broke the
record, the best previous time being his
own against Teemer over the same
course; time, 1854. Ga every side TO-
night expressions of admiration for the
feat are heard coupled with the CoDIec-
ture as to what might have been done had
the conditions been at all favorable. IN
dou5tedly if the day had not been rainy
from early morning the record smashing
would have been witnessed by 8 crowd
numbering 10000.
Hanlan, though beaten, not only forced
Gaudaur to break ali records, but also
broke them himself. Hanlan's time, ac-
coTding to Official record, was 1894.
His hacker, Peter Duryea, taking courage
from this fact, stated to-night tia. ne